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Your Head Came Up – Why?
Presented by Golfers Report on August 22, 2020
How many times have you hit a bad shot and your buddies tell you, it’s because your head came up. So, on the next swing you focus all your attention on keeping your head down, and marvel at the difference. But why is it that you can’t seem to keep your head down on every
Two Ways To Square Your Club Face
Presented by Golfers Report on August 8, 2020
Have you ever wondered what you have to do to consistently square your club face at impact? Most lessons that you take to fix your swing seldom ever deal with the process of squaring your club face – it starts square at address, but returning it to square is somewhat of a mystery. However, it
The Key To Better Putting – Learn To Lag Putt
Presented by Golfers Report on July 19, 2020
A three putt usually starts with a long putt that ends up way short, or way long. And now you’ve left yourself with at least two more putts to hole it. So, in order to have fewer three putts, you really need to make that first putt count, and that means learning to be a
Why Does My Club Spread Sand All Over The Greens?
Presented by Golfers Report on July 11, 2020
Ever wonder why your golf course superintendent spreads sand all over the greens. We know they must have a good reason, even if it makes putting harder than it already is. Well in fact, as you might guess, it is good for grass, and in this article by Josh Sens, Why Golf Courses Put Sand
Tee It Forward and GIR
Presented by Golfers Report on June 24, 2020
This is a slightly different take on the concept of Tee It Forward. In general the formulas for determining what tees you should play from, are based on rules like how far you hit your driver or your 5 iron. However the driving distance approach ignores another important statistic, Greens In Regulation (GIR). If
Drills To Get Loaded For Power
Presented by Golfers Report on June 11, 2020
While the corona virus still has many of us unable to play as much golf as we would like, Mike Dero thought it would be a good idea to give you some things to do to maintain your sanity and improve your golf. In this video Mike demonstrates his top ten (or more) drills that
How To Hit The Dreaded 30 Yard Shot
Presented by Golfers Report on May 23, 2020
When you find yourself 30 yards or so out from the green, you’re probably thinking should I hit a long chip, or a short pitch. Well Gus Barchers is here to tell you that there is a third alternative, and since he doesn’t have a name for it, I’ll just call it a game-saver. Gus’s
How To Swing Down The Line
Presented by Golfers Report on May 3, 2020
So you’ve picked out your target, you carefully align yourself to the target – now wouldn’t it be nice if when you swing, the ball were to actually go in the direction of the target. And if it doesn’t, I guess it could be that you are not correctly aligned, but it could also be
Which Way Should Your Elbows Face At Address?
Presented by Golfers Report on April 15, 2020
The next time you address the ball, check to see which way your elbows are facing. You probably haven’t given this much thought, but there really is a correct way that your elbows should face. In this short video, Dave Cahill demonstrates the correct positioning of your elbows. By the way, if you have read
The Key To A Good Swing? The Right Shoulder
Presented by Golfers Report on April 11, 2020
by Steve Johnston I am always amazed when I see, on TV, how the pros finish their swing . What amazes me most is the angle of the shoulders, which almost looks like they are trying to place their ear to the ground. If you are not sure what I mean, take a look at the
What Is The Magic Move?
Presented by Golfers Report on April 11, 2020
The golf swing truly is a mysterious thing, and maybe that’s why we see so many articles on revealing the secrets of golf, or teaching us the “Magic Move.” All in the hopes of one day, honestly, being able to say “I got it!” In this video Mike Dero demystifies the “Magic Move” and teaches
Tee It Forward: What Tees Should You Play
Presented by Golfers Report on April 9, 2020
Tee it Forward sounds like a really good idea on paper. And, there are a few methods you can use to determine what tee you should play: 1. Rule of 28: The distance you should play is based on how far you hit your drive x 28. So if your drive is 200 yards, then
Golf Swing Practice Indoors
Presented by Golfers Report on April 6, 2020
If COVID-19 has closed your golf course, or you have decided it is safer to stay home than to play golf, then what’s a golfer to do? Well you could buy a golf simulator, but the ones you probably like cost thousands of dollars. But if you have a garage, you can do as I
To Escape The Bunker – Try Toe Down, Open Club Face
Presented by Golfers Report on March 22, 2020
Why is it that bunker shots look so easy on TV, and yet most of us have so much trouble just getting out of the bunker. We’ve all seen lots of videos on bunker play, the problem is they teach how the pros get out of the bunker – but we’re not pros. In this
Hitting Shots Into The Wind
Presented by Golfers Report on March 13, 2020
If you live in Naples Florida, or any other windy city, then you know that playing in the wind can be very frustrating – this game is already hard enough on a windless day. We all know that to fight the wind, it always feels like we are into the wind, you have to be
Can You Increase Your Club Head Speed?
Presented by Golfers Report on February 25, 2020
It goes without saying that to gain greater distance you have to increase your club head speed. Yet we know this is easier said than done, because when you try to swing faster you lose control and the ball goes just about anywhere. So, if you are wedded to your current swing, you may not
Teaching Pam To Play Golf – Swinging On Plane
Presented by Golfers Report on February 9, 2020
In this episode, in the acclaimed series Teaching Pam To Play Golf, Pam learns what it means to swing on plane. In this series we will follow Pam as she begins her odyssey to learn the game of golf. Her instructor, Stan Geer, will take Pam from the putting green back to the tee box.
Chipping Revisited
Presented by Golfers Report on January 19, 2020
Most amateurs need to focus on two basic fundamentals, keep the ball in play and learn how to chip. Most of us have a tough time getting on the green in regulation, so you can never watch enough lessons on chipping to find a technique that works for you. In this video Mike Dero revisits